Abilene police blotter: Man pours gasoline on woman after break-up

A man allegedly poured gasoline on a woman after she told him their relationship was over, the Abilene Police Department reported Monday.

The woman told police he was going to get a match, but before he could find one she called police. When police arrived at the house in the 1300 block of Jeanette Street Friday, the man had left.

He was located a few blocks away and arrested for assault family violence.

The victim told police that earlier in the day, the couple had had a fight. She was slapped in the face and pushed to the ground. When they returned from a hospital where she had been treated, that's when the gasoline incident occurred.

In other reports released Monday by the Abilene Police Department:

Driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, South First and Willis streets, Saturday.

A patrolman reported he pulled behind a car at the intersection of South First and Willis streets and two witnesses indicated to him that the driver was asleep. The officer checked on the driver and found him asleep with the car in drive and his foot on the brake. During a search, a small amount of marijuana was found.

Assault bodily injury, 300 block of Mesquite Street, Friday

Police arrested a woman for allegedly pushing her grandmother into a wall, poking her grandmother's boyfriend in the eye and hitting her own son with a stick. Police were told the woman was upset about having to clean up the house.

Failure to ID, giving false information, North Third Street and Forrest Avenue, Saturday

Police stopped a bicyclist for not have a reflector at night. The man gave false names and dates of birth before giving his real name, after which police determined he had a warrant for his arrest. He was also charged with fraudulent use, possession of ID, possession of a controlled substance and forgery of a financial instrument.

A woman notified a store employee that her purse was stolen. A review of surveillance video identified a suspect and showed where the purloined purse had been stashed. The suspect was arrested and the charge was enhanced because the victim was elderly.

Injury to a child, assault, 600 block of North Jefferson, Saturday

A man reported his live-in girlfriend slapped him about 50 times about the head and face. She also kicked him in the genitals and pushed him into a bedroom door which injured his 2-year-old son who was behind the door.

Assault bodily injury, 900 Shelton Street, Saturday

When police arrived to check a report of a disturbance they found a mother and daughter fighting. The daughter who already had a broken foot was being held down by the mother. The mother was arrested.

Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, 2100 Minter Lane, Sunday

A woman reported a man grabbed her by the neck, held her against a vehicle and put a gun to her head. The victim and two witnesses were taken to Abilene Regional Medical Center, where a suspect who had been arrested for disorderly conduct by another officer had been taken. The victim and witnesses identified the suspect as the one who had pulled the gun and he was arrested for aggravated assault.